"I am the emperor, but I am also your fourth brother, do you have to meet the fourth brother like this, if so, then I will not force you."

Faced with Yinzhen's words, Yun Xiang didn't know how to answer, and said after a while: "The emperor is the fourth brother of the minister, this is something that will not change in his life." ”

"Okay." After saying this, Yin Zhen helped Yunxiang's hand, when the palm was pinched, his nose was slightly sore, Yunxiang's body was very strong before, and his arms were even thicker than him, but now he can't pinch a little flesh, except for the bone, it is skin.

After sitting down in the Heart Cultivation Palace, Yin Zhen said: "It's such a cold day, why did you come over, if there is something to tell you, why do you have to come by yourself, in case you are cold or tired, it will not aggravate your condition." ”

"Brother is fine." After calming down a little gasp, Yun Xiang said, "The younger brother came today to talk to the emperor about the second elder brother. ”

Yin Zhen said a little strangely: "Hongshi? What happened to him? ”

Yun Xiang pondered for a moment and said: "The second elder brother is the emperor's son, and the younger brother shouldn't have said anything, but the younger brother is really worried in his heart, so even if the emperor is unhappy, he has to say it." Today, the second elder brother came to see his brother, and his brother also said a few words to him, not to hide it from the emperor, and the brother felt ...... He is not a man who rests on his laurels. ”

Yin Zhen raised his eyebrows and said, "Be careful, what did you all say." ”

In the face of him, Yun Xiang would not hide it, and repeated the conversation at that time in detail, saying so many words in one breath was undoubtedly a very tiring thing for him, so he took a long break to ease his breath, "The younger brother has tried his best to persuade him, but unfortunately the second elder brother doesn't seem to listen, the younger brother knows that the prince's favorite prince in the emperor's heart has always been the fourth elder brother rather than the second elder brother, so the younger brother is worried that he will do something radical when the time comes, and the emperor must be careful of one or two." ”

Yin Zhen frowned and said, "Old Thirteen, do you really think that Hongshi is not dead to the throne?" ”

Yun Xiang sighed lightly and said: "The younger brother knows that the emperor doesn't want to believe this, but the younger brother asks himself that although he is weak and can't take care of things, these eyes are not presbyopia, so he won't see the wrong person." The second elder brother is the oldest among the princes, and he is raised by the queen, speaking of which is the eldest son, and the person who is most qualified to inherit the throne, he has been working hard to get the emperor's approval in recent years. Tell me, if the throne goes to the fourth elder brother, will he be willing? Even if you accept it on the face, you will not accept it in your heart. ”

Yin Zhen nodded, but the topic suddenly turned elsewhere, "Hongshi went to see you, did you mention the matter of the Fengtai camp?" ”

Yun Xiang said with a strange face: "No, why did the emperor ask that?" ”

Yin Zhen sighed and said: "You only know that Hongshi is not willing to be an idle prince, but you don't know what he does secretly. ”

Yun Xiang's expression changed slightly, and he coughed a few times in a muffled voice and said, "Could it be that he has made a move now?" ”

Yin Zhen nodded slightly, and told him that he colluded with Jiang Ying to deliberately inform Geldan of the marching route of the army, so that Geerdan attacked the city with all his strength, killed Yue Zhongqi and set up an ambush for the army, so that the 300,000 army lost first without a battle.

Yun Xiang was shocked, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, "Second Elder Brother, as a prince, actually colluded with foreign enemies, what is he doing this for?" ”

Yin Zhen sighed and got up and said: "Yes, what is he for, I have always been curious about this question, I have thought about it for a long time, and I have checked it for a long time, and finally let me piece together a little clue, do you want to hear it?" ”

Yunxiang nodded and said, "Brother Chen, listen to me." ”

Yin Zhen smiled abruptly: "Actually, it's still for a throne, I guess that Hongshi knows that I don't trust him anymore and it is impossible to pass the throne to him, so I plan to take a risk and get the throne by another means." ”

"The emperor is saying that the second elder brother colluded with Geldan and wanted to borrow his troops to join forces inside and outside to break through the capital?" As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Xiang denied it: "The second elder brother is this smart person, he should know that Geldan is cunning by nature, and conspiring with him is simply conspiring with the tiger, once the capital is breached, Geldan will only enter the capital by himself, and it is impossible to support him as the emperor." But if that's not the case, why is he helping Geldan in that way, it doesn't do him any good. ”

Yinzhen walked to the front of the imperial case and took the imperial seal in the brocade box in his hand, which was carved from a whole piece of jasper, and there were six words engraved at the bottom "The Treasure of Yongzheng Yujian". It is such a seal, but it carries the supreme power, which makes countless people crazy.

After putting the imperial seal back into the brocade box, he turned around and said, "Old Thirteen, have you noticed that the strength of the capital is much emptier now than before. ”

"The emperor refers to the fact that the firearms battalion was transferred to the border? In fact, even if the firearms battalion is gone, there are also Bumen Yamen, Fengtai Battalion and Jianrui Battalion guards inside and outside the capital, and there will be no questions......" Speaking of this, Yunxiang suddenly changed color, and said in a trembling voice: "Could it be that the firearms battalion was transferred, and it is also related to the second elder brother?" ”

"Eight or nine is not far from ten." The Heart Cultivation Hall did not burn the earth dragon, this winter, it was not much warmer than the outside, Yin Zhen rubbed his cold hands and said: "Geldan attacked the city with powerful firearms, and then set up an ambush army, which greatly frustrated morale, if this time, I still don't send out the firearms battalion, I'm afraid that Yunli can't raise the morale of the army if he has a way." ”

Yin Zhen paused for a moment and continued: "After Hongli told me about Hongshi's suspicions, I have been sending people to check on him, as well as the ministers of the court, to see how many people are secretly helping Hongshi in addition to Jiang Ying, and guess how many people I have found. ”

Yun Xiang's face was a little ugly and said, "A lot, isn't it?" ”

"It's more than I imagined, I always thought that I would firmly control the civil and military officials, but it turned out that it wasn't, a hundred years of accumulation, so that the Nala clan infiltrated one official after another, in addition to Jiang Ying, there are many people who are more or less implicated with Hongshi, such as the head of the household department, such as the deputy commander of the infantry yamen, Akeshan...... There is also Hatai, the deputy commander of the Fengtai battalion. ”

The last two words made Yunxiang stand up from his chair in shock, "Hatai? Even he is related to the second elder brother? ”

Yin Zhen patted him on the shoulder, motioned for him to sit down, and said, "I can't think of it, there are many people you can't think of, when I see that list, I can't believe my eyes." Fortunately, Hongli found out about this, otherwise it would be really dangerous. ”

Yun Xiang still didn't come back to his senses, and muttered: "Hatai has always been the most trusted subordinate of the younger brother, and the younger brother even planned to let him take over the command of the Fengtai camp in the future, but the younger brother never imagined that he was actually the second elder brother's person." Speaking of this, he suddenly came back to his senses, stared at Yin Zhen tightly and said: "Brother Chen understands, the second elder brother is not colluding with Junggar, but using Junggar to drag the army, dragging the people who will hinder him, once the younger brother dies or hands over the rights of the Fengtai battalion, he can unite the infantry yamen and the Fengtai battalion to force the palace, and force the emperor to pass the throne to him, and then a Jianrui battalion alone will not be able to stop it." When the old seventeen and the Buddha return victoriously, the overall situation has been decided, unless the army is in chaos, otherwise he can only recognize him as the emperor, but with Hongshi's temperament, he will not take this risk, he will coerce the emperor to lead the candidates, and force them to hand over the military power. ”